Song Analysis: All Falls Down

“We all self-conscious I’m just the first to admit it” is what Kanye West wrote as his last verse to wrap up his song All Falls Down featuring Syleena Johnson. It was released in 2003 on his mix tape Freshmen Adjustment (cite). The song accomplished to be number seven on the billboard hot one hundred. He also acquired a grammy in 2005 for his work. Even though the song was popular in the early 2000’s it still prosecutes much relevance to this day. Anyone could listen to this song, but the lyrics are written for hip hop music listeners who struggle to keep up with the materialist American dream our society has manifested. Consequently, this standard has caused a wide spread of people feeling self-conscious with themselves. Kanye relates to his audience …show more content…
Ethos is present in All Falls Down when Kanye convinces his readers of his credibility by outright stating “we all self-conscious I’m the just the first to admit it”. Growing up, he did go through events that have contributed to the unstable view he had for his self at one point in time. His parents got divorced during his early childhood years (cite). When he was ten his mother, Donda moved them both out of the United States to China (cite). She received as job to teach at the university exchange program. During that time Kanye was singled out by being the only foreign student in his class (Cite). Eventually he did move back to his home town, Chicago, where he graduated from Polaris High School and won a scholarship to Chicago’s American Academy of Art (cite). Conversely, he dropped out to pursue his music career. After some success Kanye wanted to be a headline act and he strived to reach higher levels in the industry. He struggled to be taken seriously because he lacked the gangster credentials that were a prerequisite at that time (cite). Moreover, this added additional factors in his opinions and